Chapter 4 Wireless LAN

4.5.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WPA-PSKor WPA2- PSK from the Security Mode list.

Figure 29 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 13 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WPA Compatible

This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSKor WPA2 in the

 

Security Mode field.

 

Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to

 

communicate with the ZyXEL Device even when the ZyXEL Device is using

 

WPA2-PSK or WPA2.

 

 

Pre-Shared Key

The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

 

are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

 

uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.

 

Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including

 

spaces and symbols).

 

 

ReAuthentication

Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and passwords in

Timer (in

order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The

seconds)

default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

 

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS

 

server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has

 

priority.

 

 

Idle Timeout

The ZyXEL Device automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired

 

network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the

 

username and password again before access to the wired network is allowed. The

 

default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).

 

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